Mandviwalla Group Vs Inovians
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Mandviwalla Group batted first and they were off to a perfect start. Shamim Ahmed and Abdul Razak thrashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground during their opening partnership. Shamim scored 25 off just 14 balls with 4 fours, whereas his opening partner scored a quick 57 off just 23 balls at a strike rate of 247 with 4 fours and 6 humongous sixes. It was a great opening stand from Mandviwalla Group openers, and it was utilized by the middle order. After the dismissal of openers, Yasir and Tariq propelled the score forward. Yasir was also the highest scorer of the innings as he scored 64 off just 47 balls whereas Tariq’s little cameo of 37 from 26 balls helped Mandviwalla Group to end their innings on a high.Inovians bowlers were unable to make inroads when required with Abdullah, Hassan, Mohsin and Azhar only able to pick up a wicket each. Mandviwalla Group posted a mammoth target of 221 runs.
With scoreboard pressure against them, Inovians required a solid partnership and an extraordinary innings to pull off a victory. Their start was not the most memorable one as they lost opener Talha for a golden duck. The team struggled throughout their innings, unble to show any resistance against the lethal bowling attack. The bowlers never allowed the batsmen to get off the hook. Tariq picked up 2 wickets for just 12 runs in his 4 overs whereas Muzammil and Azhar also picked up 2 each. Zafar scored the only 50 of Inovians innings but that was not enough as Mandviwalla restricted them to 121 runs in 20 overs.
Mandviwalla Group won by 100 runs.